Mitko was born in July 1954 in Ratevo, Yugoslavia, in an area what is now locally known as the Republic of Macedonia. His father parents, Gjorgji and Jana (nee Postolovska) Macevski was were also born in Ratevo, as was his mother Jana (nee) Postolovska. Mitko was the second of four boys. His primary schooling was , from years 1 to 8 , was at Rusinovo. He , then received ecclesiastical training at Sveti Kliment Ohridski Seminary for 5 years, and went on to tertiary studies in Philosophy and History at University in Skopje. He was drafted for one year for compulsory military service, which he served in Belgrade, Serbia. After discharge from military service he returned to Ratevo and married Zorka Milcovska (b. Sept 1956) who was , a trained teacher.

Mitko was ordained in the [[Macedonian Orthodox Church]] and was sent to serve with his [[presvytera|popadia ]] to a parish in the town of Valandovo in , southern central Macedonia. While serving in Valandovo their daughter Alexandra was born.

In 1982, Fr Mitko was sent to Australia to serve in Rockdale, and then Queanbeyan, during the episcopate of Metropolitan Timotej Macedonian Orthodox Metropolitan of Australia and New Zealand(Macedonian). In 1987, after serving 5 years in Australia, he was granted a canonical release from Met Timotej and went back to Valandovo in Macedonia.

After twelve months, Fr Mitko and family returned to Australia and both he and his popadia obtained secular employment. In 1995 Fr Mitko suffered an industrial accident which crushed his lower spine. His ; as a result, his spine is now held together by 22 screws. In 1997, he was invited by [[Bishop]] [[Gibran (Ramlawey) of Australia and New Zealand|Gibran]] to join the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese and serve the small congregation at Saint Nicholas Church ([[Australian jurisdictions without a local bishop|OCA]]), Bankstown, in an honorary capacity.

His initial period as priest at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church , Bankstown , was succesful, in part because Bishop Gibran encouraged the parish to continue to follow the Old Calendar, and use Slavonic usagein services. With the appointment of Bishop Gibran's successor, Metropolitan Archbishop Paul, he was confirmed as permanent parish priest, still serving in an honorary capacity.

In 2001, he was elevated to [[protopresbyter]] by [[Metropolitan Archbishop]] [[Paul (Saliba) of Australia and New Zealand| Paul]] and the Bankstown parish was accepted into the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania. Following In 2004, following encouragement from Met Abp Paul, in 2004 the parish purchased the land on which the church was built, from the NSW government.